No response from congressman

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Cheboygan Daily Tribune - Cheboygan, MI

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Posted Aug. 29, 2013 at 12:01 AM

Posted Aug. 29, 2013 at 12:01 AM

Like many others in the 1st Congressional District, I take several prescription drugs. Since I started taking them I have wondered where they are manufactured. As we are all aware quality control in many countries is inferior to that in the United States.
I was unable to find this information on the internet so I turned to our congressman, Doctor (A title he likes to emphasize) Dan Benishek and wrote a letter to his office asking how I could find out. I heard nothing, so I called the office and asked — on the phone I was promised a response. I heard nothing, so I e-mailed his office twice, I heard nothing from them.
Finally, I went into his office in Gaylord and was promised a response, I heard nothing here either. I have waited over a year to hear any response from his office, even after five tries I still have heard nothing, not even an acknowledgement that I had made these requests.
I have turned to the media because I am hoping others, that take prescriptions, would want to know the source of the prescriptions they take and will make the same request. Please visit the Contact Me page to contact Dan electronically or mail a letter to: Washington, DC Office 514 Cannon HOB Washington, DC 20515, Gaylord Office 1349 South Otsego Avenue, Suite 7A Gaylord, MI 49735, Marquette Office 307 S. Front St., Suite 120 Marquette , MI 49855, Iron Mountain Office 500 S. Stephenson Ave., Suite 500 Iron Mountain, MI 49801, Traverse City Office 3301 Veterans Drive, Suite 106 Traverse City, MI 49684
At this point Dr. Benishek has demonstrated to me that he is in the pocket of big drug companies who don’t want the public to have this information or constituent service is a foreign concept to him.
Isn’t it ironic that I can’t get this important information but if I go to buy a hammer it has to be labeled where it is made?
Ed Comber
Atlanta